Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
197 Eyre Street
Sheffield
S1 3FG
UK
Contact person: Neill Scott
E-mail: syicb.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NHS SYICB - Doncaster Place - Mental Health Supported Living Provision
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Mental health supported living accommodation and recovery-focused support
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 130 050.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE3
Main site or place of performance:
Doncaster
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of mental health supported living service.<br/><br/>NHS SY ICB are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C.<br/><br/>The approximate lifetime value of the contract is - £5,130,050 based on a 3 year contract, plus the option to extend for a further 2 years.<br/><br/>Please note -the annual value of this contract is£1,026,010 p.a.<br/><br/>The contract will run from 09/11/2026 to 08/11/2029
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The key criteria were considered in the following ways:<br/><br/>Key Criteria 1<br/>The ICB requires a safe, recovery-focused supported living service for adults with complex mental health needs. The service model must: provide person-centred and least-restrictive support; promote independence, recovery and community inclusion; maintain safeguarding, medicines and regulatory standards; use a stable trained core staff team with management, Quality and Practice Team and Risk Manager support; provide flexible support within the agreed five-band model; and report quality, safety, outcomes, experience and workforce information.<br/><br/>Weighting 30%<br/><br/>Key Criteria 2<br/>Existing packages at Ashmount Court and Magnet Court are paid through spot-purchase arrangements and are reported as 50:50 funded by the ICB and Doncaster Council for Section 117 placements. The provider model flexes temporary changes in support within a fixed weekly fee rather than automatically requesting additional funding. Payments for the two existing sites were reported at approximately £1.026 million per year in total, split equally between the ICB and Doncaster Council, but this must be reconciled with finance records. Positive outcomes have been achieved by service users with good feedback.<br/><br/>Weighting 20%<br/><br/>Key Criteria 3<br/>The service must work as part of Doncaster mental health, social care, housing, Section 117, Continuing Healthcare and discharge pathways. Referrals and funding decisions must be coordinated through the Joint Resource Panel, with clear ICB, Council and provider roles<br/><br/>Lifeways has established supported living provision at Ashmount Court and Magnet Court and has worked with social care referrals and Joint Resource Panel approvals. Existing residents are jointly funded and the ICB currently manages the provider payment, with Council recharge arrangements.<br/><br/>Weighting 25%<br/><br/>Key Criteria 4<br/>The model is person-centred and designed to support people in ordinary community settings who have mental health illnesses. It promotes choice, independence, flexible support and access to health and community services. Referrals to the existing services have mainly been made by Doncaster social care staff, with individual approval through the Joint Resource Panel.<br/><br/>Weighting 15%<br/><br/>Key Criteria 5<br/>The available model describes a trained and supported workforce, reflective practice, management oversight and specialist Quality and Practice Team support. The service supports adults to live in community settings and participate in local life.<br/><br/>Weighting 10%<br/><br/>The Commissioners decided that Lifeways were providing an excellent service and were likely to continue to provide an excellent service in the future.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on the 18th November 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>The contract decision makers were the Operational Delivery Meeting.<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were identified.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/11/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lifeways Community Care Ltd
04126127
No. 2 The Square, Birchwood Boulevard, Warrington, England, WA3 7QY
Warrington
WA3 7QY
UK
Telephone: +44 2072026300
E-mail: tenders@lifeways.co.uk
NUTS: UKE3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 130 050.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS E Independent patient choice and procurement panel
Wellington House
London
SE1 8UG
UK
E-mail: england.procurementpanelinfo@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/how-commissioning-is-changing/nhs-provider-selection-regime/independent-patient-choice-and-procurement-panel/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/11/2026